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according to the "new york times," harry reid was not pleased with his honor. he told bloomberg that the campaign against blues could end up costing democrats the majority. but the numbers do seem to be on the mayor's side. in mark pryor's home state of arkansas 60% of voters support background checks. still bloomberg's aggressive approach makes him an easy villain for pro-gun politicians like rick perry. he said he would welcome any new york gun manufacturer to move to texas. and said he released this ad in new york and connecticut, slamming mayor bloomberg. the new new york sounds a lot like the old new york. higher tax bureaucrats telling you if you can even drink a big gulp. there is a place for opportunity and freedom are flourishing, and that's texas. >> michael: sure, quote, freedom may be flourishing in texas but not health care, education -- and i forget the third thing -- oh, right, common sense. joining us now from washington is david waldman, contributing editor at daily kos. he mosts the morning podcast on daily coast radio, and covers the gun cont
according to the "new york times," harry reid was not pleased with his honor. he told bloomberg that the campaign against blues could end up costing democrats the majority. but the numbers do seem to be on the mayor's side. in mark pryor's home state of arkansas 60% of voters support background checks. still bloomberg's aggressive approach makes him an easy villain for pro-gun politicians like rick perry. he said he would welcome any new york gun manufacturer to move to texas. and...
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but another failure occurred today when reid was unable to muster up the 60 votes that were necessary to pass clean debt ceiling increase. he was very disappointed with that. at this stage in the game on this particular saturday all-important parties have gone home for the night. again, no progress made. >> harry reid seemed so shocked, absolutely shocked he didn't get the votes. all right. doug, thanks. >>> you know despite the shutdown several states are reopening our most famous landmarks after striking deals with the feds. states like arizona, letting tourists back into the grand canyon and new york where starting tomorrow it will open the statue of liberty to visitors once again. we go live to los angeles with how other states are taking similar actions. hi, dominic. >> reporter: a lot of work is being done. usually around 18,000 people visit the grand canyon a day. generally it's a million dollars for the local economy. a fraction of that number turned out today once the gates reopened but it was reopened for business and we note this is after seeing monumental efforts from ariz
but another failure occurred today when reid was unable to muster up the 60 votes that were necessary to pass clean debt ceiling increase. he was very disappointed with that. at this stage in the game on this particular saturday all-important parties have gone home for the night. again, no progress made. >> harry reid seemed so shocked, absolutely shocked he didn't get the votes. all right. doug, thanks. >>> you know despite the shutdown several states are reopening our most...
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watch harry reid here. >> in the senate, we're going to do what we can get through the house. we're not going through gyrations just to say we've done something. the purpose is to pass legislation. >> cenk: led me decode that four guys. he seems to be saying i don't have democratic senators in red states on my side. i can't do an assault weapons ban. i'm going to pretend that i didn't do it, because the house won't do it. >> what i would say is that what i'm looking at the white house and asking the question are you trying to set up a situation where you, barack obama doesn't feel a need or are creating a justification not to go into those states and use your political capital to pressure those senators. >> it's harry reid not behaving like a senator, behaving like a congressman, representing the people of southern and northern nevada. there's a huge drives. this would be a huge mar on his record if he stands in the way of any kind of ban. >> agreed. you want to see president obama go to those states and say we want an assault weapons ban and a universal background check and i
watch harry reid here. >> in the senate, we're going to do what we can get through the house. we're not going through gyrations just to say we've done something. the purpose is to pass legislation. >> cenk: led me decode that four guys. he seems to be saying i don't have democratic senators in red states on my side. i can't do an assault weapons ban. i'm going to pretend that i didn't do it, because the house won't do it. >> what i would say is that what i'm looking at the...
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a budget in years, and you know, it goes to the senate and it goes to senate majority leader harry reid and we'll see what they do. but first, john boehner has to get his folks on board in the house. >> andy, carrie, good to see both of you. thanks. >> thank you. >>> boy, it was a stunning way to cap off the inaugural festivities. the president and first lady sharing a dance at the inaugural ball of course, to "let's stay together" performed by jennifer hudson. she sang this song earlier at the commander-in-chief's ball. mrs. obama wore that amazing red dress by jason wu. her outfit will now go to the national archives. she actually took time out of her night to tweet just danced to "let's stay together" with the love of my life and the president of the united states. i'm so proud of barack. with the spark miles card from capital one, thor gets great rewards for his small business! your boa! [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! ahh, the new fabrics. put it on my spark card. ow. [ garth ] why settle for less? the spiked heels are working. wait!
a budget in years, and you know, it goes to the senate and it goes to senate majority leader harry reid and we'll see what they do. but first, john boehner has to get his folks on board in the house. >> andy, carrie, good to see both of you. thanks. >> thank you. >>> boy, it was a stunning way to cap off the inaugural festivities. the president and first lady sharing a dance at the inaugural ball of course, to "let's stay together" performed by jennifer hudson....
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well, what did harry reid say last weekend about voting on any bills having to do with gun legislation? they are not going to vote on anything unless they know it can pass the house. here we are, stalemate. >> exactly. >> back to you, no, over to you. neither one of them -- and this is what makes the nra's bizarre decision that they did today, the risk -- right now, harry re reid's the best friend they've got, and if they figure out a way to alienate senate democrats who have carried their water before with the stunt they pulled today with this bizarre web ad, they are going to live to regret it long term. >> one other thing about the nra, wayne lapierre said in part, barack obama, joe biden and their gun ban allies want to bully you, strip you of your second amendment freedoms. i warned you that day is coming, now it's here. then a call for greater membership, which is exactly what's happening. nia malika, the battle is now joined, not a battle either side wanted to engage in during the presidential campaign. we just went through a two-year campaign, where except for one question in o
well, what did harry reid say last weekend about voting on any bills having to do with gun legislation? they are not going to vote on anything unless they know it can pass the house. here we are, stalemate. >> exactly. >> back to you, no, over to you. neither one of them -- and this is what makes the nra's bizarre decision that they did today, the risk -- right now, harry re reid's the best friend they've got, and if they figure out a way to alienate senate democrats who have...
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some nominees reid will bring up tuesday had a legal problem. listen. >> it really comes down to throw appointments that the federal courts have told us were unconstitutionally recessed appointed. two members of the mrpb and the cfpb. >> that's the labor board and consumer protection bureau. a court ruled the so-called recessed appointments were made when congress was not actually if recess and therefore illegal. senator reid promised he would only change rules for administration nominees, not judges who serve for life or for legislation. several years ago when republicans considered the same thing as bush's court nominations were blocked we blasted the idea of change as a gimmick and said the filibuster was part of the fabric of the senate. senator mcconnell who was threatening the same move a few years ago said he is glad they did not proceed with it. all senators will gather tonight, martha, in the old senate chamber in hopes of finding some compromise. martha. >> we will see. jim, thank you very much. see you later. >> like a patient in an o
some nominees reid will bring up tuesday had a legal problem. listen. >> it really comes down to throw appointments that the federal courts have told us were unconstitutionally recessed appointed. two members of the mrpb and the cfpb. >> that's the labor board and consumer protection bureau. a court ruled the so-called recessed appointments were made when congress was not actually if recess and therefore illegal. senator reid promised he would only change rules for administration...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: there willing no roll call votes today. it is not necessary to have any because we're in a procedural situation here dealing with the c.r. the first vote of the week will be tomorrow at 11:45 on confirmation of a judge, a federal circuit court judge by the name of hughes. i ask consent that between now and 6:00 p.m., senators be permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider nominations number 338, 33 the, 314 and 343. senator does the -- the presiding officer: does the senator yield? mr. cruz: well, i object. you asked for consent, and i object. mr. reid: the house deny add plan for health insurance. outside the house republican bubble, reaction was altogether different. the radical tea party plan to shut down the government, unless democrats dish it has been called the dumbest idea
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: there willing no roll call votes today. it is not necessary to have any because we're in a procedural situation here dealing with the c.r. the first vote of the week will be tomorrow at 11:45 on confirmation of a judge, a federal circuit court judge by the name of hughes. i ask consent that between now and 6:00 p.m., senators be permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection, so...
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after the meeting, democratic leader harry reid said he's still ready to vote on the plan this morning. >> we've had a very good conversation. the conversation is going to continue tonight. the votes are scheduled at 10:00 in the morning. >> democrats blame the filibuster rules for gridlock that's preventing a confirmation vote on several of president obama's nominees. republicans now say they will allow up or down votes on most of those nominations. >>> as senators argue inside the capitol, the temperature outside is expected to hit 97 in washington. heat warnings and advisories are in place for much of the east coast because of the dangerous blast of summer weather. cbs news weather consultant david bernard said it will be hot all week. >> no relief in sight all week until maybe the weekend because the jet stream is to the north, as a result, we have a bubble of hot air over the eastern half of the country. in fact, high temperatures this afternoon are going to be just as bad as they were on monday, even worse in spots. philadelphia, 97 today. 95 in washington. new york, 94. syracuse
after the meeting, democratic leader harry reid said he's still ready to vote on the plan this morning. >> we've had a very good conversation. the conversation is going to continue tonight. the votes are scheduled at 10:00 in the morning. >> democrats blame the filibuster rules for gridlock that's preventing a confirmation vote on several of president obama's nominees. republicans now say they will allow up or down votes on most of those nominations. >>> as senators argue...
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i happened to be interviewing harry reid this week who said that he's optimistic that the mainstream republicans are going to start cooperating. that they're just -- they're going to be able to work through their difficulties with the tea party. how do you see that? >> i wouldn't -- he was quite optimistic and maybe that's his job and he wants to talk himself into waking up in the morning and going to the senate. i would be moderately -- a little optimistic. i do think there has been a recoil among senate republicans away from what's happening in the house and away from a little of the direction the senate republicans were moving in and more of a house, more tea party direction. i think some of the conservative republicans who are not tea party are not inclined to be that confrontational do want to preserve what the senate is, which is a more bipartisan, a little more conversational body. and so i do think they are pulling back from some of the trajectory it was in and there's more cooperation than there was probably two years ago. the absence of people like jim demint probably helps
i happened to be interviewing harry reid this week who said that he's optimistic that the mainstream republicans are going to start cooperating. that they're just -- they're going to be able to work through their difficulties with the tea party. how do you see that? >> i wouldn't -- he was quite optimistic and maybe that's his job and he wants to talk himself into waking up in the morning and going to the senate. i would be moderately -- a little optimistic. i do think there has been a...
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you obviously have obama and you have harry reid. in the senate at some point it becomes every man for himself. people looking at the 2014 elections. there are, i believe, 20 democrats that are going to be up for re-election in the senate and 13 i think republicans. at some point people are playing to whatever their states are, to whatever their different counties are, so i think it's very hard to figure out one person who is going to be sort of the clarion voice of bipartisanship. i think we've seen in the different parties a move toward the south in terms of republicans, fewer northeastern republicans, fewer moderate republicans, so that's a real issue so i am sort of at a loss to think about people who will some forward and sort of lead the charge for bipartisanshipship. maybe people like joe biden who seems to be everybody's favorite democrat these days. >> nia, we were hoping you would give us that clear choice of who will lead the process forward. who do you think might lead that process that ari is talking about, the idea of m
you obviously have obama and you have harry reid. in the senate at some point it becomes every man for himself. people looking at the 2014 elections. there are, i believe, 20 democrats that are going to be up for re-election in the senate and 13 i think republicans. at some point people are playing to whatever their states are, to whatever their different counties are, so i think it's very hard to figure out one person who is going to be sort of the clarion voice of bipartisanship. i think...
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reid got every other democrat. at the same time it looked like you had john mccain, a senate institutionalist helping cut the deal, but newer republicans like rand paul, ted cruz who were a little less willing to work that way, did you pick up on the generational divide on either side while you were down there? >> i think it is generational, the newer senators, particularly on the democratic side who have never been in the minority up. heard senator levin speak about that. the debate is often among those senators who have been there for more than one term, who have been in majority and minority and they talk about the difference between the two and the concern for the senate becoming the house where the majority absolutely rules and minority is absolutely without power. there's a fear among the older, more seasoned senators that the senate could evolve into the same fashion. you have the younger, newer democrats, on both sides, frankly, who say we've been here to get something don done. we're willing to upset the a
reid got every other democrat. at the same time it looked like you had john mccain, a senate institutionalist helping cut the deal, but newer republicans like rand paul, ted cruz who were a little less willing to work that way, did you pick up on the generational divide on either side while you were down there? >> i think it is generational, the newer senators, particularly on the democratic side who have never been in the minority up. heard senator levin speak about that. the debate is...
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it's just not helpful. >> we can expect that letter to be sent to senator reid sometime tomorrow. shep? >> shepard: mike, thanks. the federal judge handling detroit's bankruptcy case says anybody had that has problems with it will have to go through him. the judge ordering a stop to lawsuits that challenge the filing in other courts. it comes after a michigan county judge last week ruled that the bankruptcy case violates the state's constitution. this is just the first in what promises to be a long and painful court process. it's the largest city bankruptcy filing in american history. the fox business network's rich edson live in washington tonight. hey, rich. >> shep, another step towards that largest municipal bankruptcy. detroit's government is looking to restructure the money it owes. in this case its billions to investigators and retirees with city mentions now at risk of taking a sizeable hit. the city is facing a handful of lawsuits claiming detroit still has to fulfill its pension promises because the michigan constitution says public pensions shall not be diminished. this
it's just not helpful. >> we can expect that letter to be sent to senator reid sometime tomorrow. shep? >> shepard: mike, thanks. the federal judge handling detroit's bankruptcy case says anybody had that has problems with it will have to go through him. the judge ordering a stop to lawsuits that challenge the filing in other courts. it comes after a michigan county judge last week ruled that the bankruptcy case violates the state's constitution. this is just the first in what...
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senate majority leader harry reid calls a bipartisan caucus tonight on his proposal to change the senate rules and block routine fiphi filibusters. >> during the four years that president obama has been president, he's already had 16 of his nominations filibustered. >>> great expectations. the world's media plays the waiting game outside the london hospital where kate middleton will give birth to britain's newest heir to the throne, the prince or princess is due any day now. the reporters at least are more than ready. >>> it is insanity. it is total, total insanity. every time something like this happens we all go completely mad. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. just one of many cities across the nation where people were protesting the not guilty verdict in the george zimmerman trial. we are monitoring all of the continuing reaction today, including a community prayer selves this afternoon in sanford, florida. joining me now, msnbc's craig melvin, live in sanford. msnbc legal analyst lisa bloom. thanks so much to both of you. first of all of, what do you expect in san
senate majority leader harry reid calls a bipartisan caucus tonight on his proposal to change the senate rules and block routine fiphi filibusters. >> during the four years that president obama has been president, he's already had 16 of his nominations filibustered. >>> great expectations. the world's media plays the waiting game outside the london hospital where kate middleton will give birth to britain's newest heir to the throne, the prince or princess is due any day now. the...
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but instead, harry reid made a deal. he made a deal with mitch mcconnell and mitch mcconnell promised okay, if you don't change the filibuster rules, we agree we will not abuse the filibuster. we will only use it for those occasions where you and i both agree this is a big deal. okay. guess what? republicans lied. totally lied. nothing has changed. they still use it to block votes. they still use it on procedural matters as to whether or not there's going to be a vote and they still use it to block the president's appointments. especially three of them. their appointments to the national labor relations board the judicial appointments but there are three appointments, two of them to the president's cabinet for the head of the e.p.a. gina mccarthy. for labor secretary tom perez and for head of the consumer finance protection bureau which has been around for two years richard cordray the acting head of it and can't get a vote. can't even get a hearing or a vote rather as to whether or not he will be confirmed. harry reid h
but instead, harry reid made a deal. he made a deal with mitch mcconnell and mitch mcconnell promised okay, if you don't change the filibuster rules, we agree we will not abuse the filibuster. we will only use it for those occasions where you and i both agree this is a big deal. okay. guess what? republicans lied. totally lied. nothing has changed. they still use it to block votes. they still use it on procedural matters as to whether or not there's going to be a vote and they still use it to...
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yesterday on meet the press, senator reid lee reid said we're just making -- it's just changing it just a little bit. >> it really is. >> bill: let's listen. >> the changes we are making are very, very minimal. we're saying look american people shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he wants. the constitution is pretty specific, if you have a super majority vote, look at the treaty, but if you want to look at nominations, you know what the founding fathering said, simple majority? >> bill: not a wholesale killing of the filibuster, just that change. >> it really is a small change but one that is greatly needed. if we want the agencies that are charged with giving us clean water, clean air protecting workers and consumers to function, they need their leadership team in place, and the president is entitled to have that. for more than 200 years we have been giving executive nominees an up or down vote and that's what we should be having today. so it's good to see the leader is going to try to make that change. >> bill: the ones that are up are the head of the epa, the
yesterday on meet the press, senator reid lee reid said we're just making -- it's just changing it just a little bit. >> it really is. >> bill: let's listen. >> the changes we are making are very, very minimal. we're saying look american people shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he wants. the constitution is pretty specific, if you have a super majority vote, look at the treaty, but if you want to look at nominations, you know what the founding...
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. >> long-time city councilman larry reeved says he is considering -- reid is considering a run. also port commissioner brian parker and neighborhood activist patrick mccullough. quan is not officially a candidate for re-election. >>> the golden state warriors' plans for a new waterfront arena in san francisco is facing another wave of costs. the building which would be on piers 30 and 32 was already going to be expensive. as it turns out, there was another price increase hitting below the surface of the bay. the piers were built a century ago and need a bigger overhaul than expected. >> the extent to which we are going to have to rebuild the piers is becoming more visible over time. originally we thought it would be 60 to $70 million. now it's up to $150 million. >> add that to a $700 million arena and other retail space and a total cost adds up to about $1 billion. the warriors say the project will be privately financed. >> so it's not the cost but the added traffic on an already congested embarcadero. the arena is just one new project planned for the waterfront. there's also a
. >> long-time city councilman larry reeved says he is considering -- reid is considering a run. also port commissioner brian parker and neighborhood activist patrick mccullough. quan is not officially a candidate for re-election. >>> the golden state warriors' plans for a new waterfront arena in san francisco is facing another wave of costs. the building which would be on piers 30 and 32 was already going to be expensive. as it turns out, there was another price increase hitting...
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i don't know that you can put harry reid in the gun rights group camp can you? >> well, this is really, when you get down to it. >> megyn: control i should say. >> a population density question. if you represent a place with a lot of people, if you represent a city, you are much more likely to be in favor of gun control. and if you represent the country, if you represent the country folks, you are much more likely to be in favor of gun rights. we have a big your began versus rural split on that, and harry reid's state have a lot of pistol-packing folks, a lot of rugged individualists out in nevada and that's true across the democrats in the west, appalachia, joe manchin, that's the deal, this is a cultural, region population density question, not a democrat-republican question. >> megyn: this is interesting, you pointed this out in your power play piece last week, a lot of times in the big cities, people's experiences with guns is those are things held by bad guys who want it hurt us, take our things and hurt our children. and the experience of those who are, yo
i don't know that you can put harry reid in the gun rights group camp can you? >> well, this is really, when you get down to it. >> megyn: control i should say. >> a population density question. if you represent a place with a lot of people, if you represent a city, you are much more likely to be in favor of gun control. and if you represent the country, if you represent the country folks, you are much more likely to be in favor of gun rights. we have a big your began versus...
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you about the harry reid, sort of the perceptions of harry reid. he's sort of, i think, a mysterious figure in a little way watching him on television. there is apparently, i think this is from this town as well, he has this habit where he'll hang up the phone s that true? you're on the phone and he just hangs up, he never says good-bye. >> never says good-bye. he actually even does it to the president of the united states as well. it is one of the quirks of -- >> ever asked him why he does that? >> he said he just -- after he's done, he just basically hangs up the phone. he assumes the other person wants to do the same as well, to get on to the next call. so just one of the little quirks about him that i love. i got to tell you. let me go back to what you said about whether this is senator reid freed up. you see these gray hairs on my head? a lot of them came because of senator reid. he has a refreshing habit of speaking what is on his mind, which is -- can be a very dangerous thing for a politician. i worked for ted kennedy for 12 years. say what
you about the harry reid, sort of the perceptions of harry reid. he's sort of, i think, a mysterious figure in a little way watching him on television. there is apparently, i think this is from this town as well, he has this habit where he'll hang up the phone s that true? you're on the phone and he just hangs up, he never says good-bye. >> never says good-bye. he actually even does it to the president of the united states as well. it is one of the quirks of -- >> ever asked him why...
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reid to obama, it's okay to skip congress on the debt ceiling. >> that's right. i mean, that just shows how there's really no way out of this situation at this point. the two sides are arguing completely different things. on the one side republicans are saying taxes cannot be considered a part of the equation, and we need to cut spending dollar for dollar for any debt ceiling increase. >> right. the president is saying revenues must be part of an equation, and he does not want to use the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip. so what do they say, skip congress all together because they can't get it done. >> manu raju of politico and marilyn of "roll call," thank you both very much. president obama may have a new immigration plan in the works and what does that mean for his second agenda? and you may have more cash to put in the bank. after the break we'll examine the reason why. you're watching the place for politics. reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's
reid to obama, it's okay to skip congress on the debt ceiling. >> that's right. i mean, that just shows how there's really no way out of this situation at this point. the two sides are arguing completely different things. on the one side republicans are saying taxes cannot be considered a part of the equation, and we need to cut spending dollar for dollar for any debt ceiling increase. >> right. the president is saying revenues must be part of an equation, and he does not want to...
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what did harry reid do? harry reid got together with mitch mcconnell and they announced their big agreement yesterday. and what does it do? nothing. absolutely nothing. under this agreement -- by the way, harry reid said there are enough democratic votes to do this on their own. they got 55 votes in the democratic caucus. right in the all they need is 51 to change the rules at the beginning of a term. 51. they could have done it by themselves. harry reid said we are not going to do anything that we'll have to -- would be just democrats. we are going to have a bi-partisan agreement. some what they came up with, to tell the truth i don't really understand what change it makes at all. you can still block procedurally votes. you can still block a vote on the floor under their agreement. you still do not have to actually filibuster. you can still fake it the way they do. as i understand it, all the agreement said if harry reid and mitch mcconnell agree that something is non-controversial, then they will push it t
what did harry reid do? harry reid got together with mitch mcconnell and they announced their big agreement yesterday. and what does it do? nothing. absolutely nothing. under this agreement -- by the way, harry reid said there are enough democratic votes to do this on their own. they got 55 votes in the democratic caucus. right in the all they need is 51 to change the rules at the beginning of a term. 51. they could have done it by themselves. harry reid said we are not going to do anything...
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harry reid's got to come back with the votes to ping it back to the house. then you'll have to reach an agreement on spending levels on the cr. you know, i worked in the house in the 1990s, republicans back then were not very excited about increasing the debt ceiling back then. this is always a difficult vote. they got to find a way to get the votes here. >> but what does boehner do, the speaker of the house, if he has to decide between rejecting the call to kill the affordable health care act or not funding the federal government. how does he deal with that one or the other situation? it isn't about cutting spending, it's about getting rid of one big milestone accomplishment of the president. >> you walk through the process. you give members of the house a vote which they're going to get tomorrow. they're going to vote to defund obama care. send it to the senate. they'll probably reject is that. then they send it back to the house. then you have to reach a combination on the spending levels which is the issue here. it's not whether they're going to defund o
harry reid's got to come back with the votes to ping it back to the house. then you'll have to reach an agreement on spending levels on the cr. you know, i worked in the house in the 1990s, republicans back then were not very excited about increasing the debt ceiling back then. this is always a difficult vote. they got to find a way to get the votes here. >> but what does boehner do, the speaker of the house, if he has to decide between rejecting the call to kill the affordable health...
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the underlying bill of all this was essentially unveiled today by harry reid up on capitol hill who, as you noted, complained quite strongly about the republican objections. we've learned tonight that his counterparts, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, would also join that filibuster if the current democratic bill were brought the floor. that's an important distinction. his aides aren't saying whether or not he would oppose any new bipartisan language that comes forth but if the current democratic bill is brought forth, he would stand in its way and join that big filibuster. >> ifill: let's take a closer look at what's happening with these arguments outside of the nation's capital. let's go to arkansas with representative charles collins. tell me about what in your bill would protect the right either of gun owners or of citizens. >> thank you. first of all it's great to be here. in arc arc we've passed a couple major bills. the legislation i sponsored has to do with allowing professors and other staff members at colleges and universities to have a concealed carry permit to carr
the underlying bill of all this was essentially unveiled today by harry reid up on capitol hill who, as you noted, complained quite strongly about the republican objections. we've learned tonight that his counterparts, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, would also join that filibuster if the current democratic bill were brought the floor. that's an important distinction. his aides aren't saying whether or not he would oppose any new bipartisan language that comes forth but if the current...
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harry reid is saying that's too long. he wants a shorter deal because he wants pressure on republicans to get rid of the sequester or some of the sequester. >> this is what is so great about what harry reid is doing, he's reminding everybody the democrats already compromised. he thought he had a deal at some point with john boehner. they were just going to bake in the sequester cuts and the continuing resolution and the democrats were going to eat that. they were going to eat this budget level that was close to the horrible paul ryan budget. and that was their compromise. so by doing this, harry reid is at last focusing on the fact that, yes, we compromise already and it was terrible. so now we're going to up the ante. what he does with it is we don't know, but at least it gives them something to bargain away, the democrats are always bargaining away their power before they start bargaining. >> where did this come from? i think a lot of people seeing the news reports yesterday, wow, suddenly the democrats make a stand her
harry reid is saying that's too long. he wants a shorter deal because he wants pressure on republicans to get rid of the sequester or some of the sequester. >> this is what is so great about what harry reid is doing, he's reminding everybody the democrats already compromised. he thought he had a deal at some point with john boehner. they were just going to bake in the sequester cuts and the continuing resolution and the democrats were going to eat that. they were going to eat this budget...
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there you see, and the majority leader cantor and nancy pelosi as well as the senate majority harry reid welcoming him to the capitol. there you see the west front of the u.s. capitol and the familiar part of the inaugural ceremony where the president will be sworn n. there you see former president clinton and the current secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we are only expecting two former presidents to be here today, bill clinton and jimmy carter. president carter already came out but george h.w. bush still recovering from a recent illness and george w. bush and laura bush sending their regrets and wishing the first family all the best on this special day, and their family. >> all of the dignitaries come down, they are seated, then the families will be announced and seated. the biden family announced and seated, just after 11:00 in ten minutes. then the obama family will be announced and seated. and then you'll have the ceremonial announcement of the first laid doe and dr. biden as well. megyn: bill clinton has done this walk a lot. >> there you see former president jimmy carter and
there you see, and the majority leader cantor and nancy pelosi as well as the senate majority harry reid welcoming him to the capitol. there you see the west front of the u.s. capitol and the familiar part of the inaugural ceremony where the president will be sworn n. there you see former president clinton and the current secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we are only expecting two former presidents to be here today, bill clinton and jimmy carter. president carter already came out but...
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the senate majority leader harry reid made it clear it would not fly. saying to be absolutely clear the senate will delay both the delay of the affordable care act, we are still at square one, this from harry reid, republicans must decide whether to pass the cr, the continuing resolution, or consider a government shutdown. big question, since the senate democrats are in control in the majority of the senate. we've heard this back and forth in the senate, the legislation has pingponged, they could conceivably be blamed, unless there were republicans who tried to overtly shut it down, the house tonight is expected to pass this legislation, send it to the senate where it already has been deemed dead on arrival. >> deja vu, all right, carl cameron, fox news contributor, you know, i have to say that ten days ago when i spent an entire week interviewing poll analysts, pundits and politicians on capitol hill, they all assured me that no, there will be no government shutdown come midnight on monday. well, does it look to you like they were all wrong? >> well, i
the senate majority leader harry reid made it clear it would not fly. saying to be absolutely clear the senate will delay both the delay of the affordable care act, we are still at square one, this from harry reid, republicans must decide whether to pass the cr, the continuing resolution, or consider a government shutdown. big question, since the senate democrats are in control in the majority of the senate. we've heard this back and forth in the senate, the legislation has pingponged, they...
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reid echos that thought, he liked the film, but thought tarantino should have toned it down, saying, it's a painful part of america's history and still an open wound. but a wound that some say has a scab that is healing. >> i thought it was dope. i thought it was nice. you've never seen a film like that in that era of time portrayed that way, when you are a trailblazer, you can expect some extra criticism. >> that's what you want. you want it to be criticized, critiqued, people that are really talking about it. >> now, even more people are talking about it. >> this is a slap in the face to our ancestors. >> community organizers in los angeles called for a boycott against the film's action figures. >> this is highly offensive and we demand these dolls be pulled immediately. >> calm down butch. >> no offense. >> and no offense intended. the weinstein company tells cnn in light of the reaction to the django unchained action figures we are removing them from distribution. it was never our intent to offend anyone. they were meant to be collectibles for people 17 years and older which is t
reid echos that thought, he liked the film, but thought tarantino should have toned it down, saying, it's a painful part of america's history and still an open wound. but a wound that some say has a scab that is healing. >> i thought it was dope. i thought it was nice. you've never seen a film like that in that era of time portrayed that way, when you are a trailblazer, you can expect some extra criticism. >> that's what you want. you want it to be criticized, critiqued, people that...
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i'm arthel nevilleful topping the news this hour, senate majority leader harry reid now saying, quote, we are at square one as house lawmakers push ahead with a new bill funding the government through december and calling for a one-year delay of obamacare. and new reaction to a story conversation between president obama and the new president of iran. what it means for a possible deal over iran's nuclear program. plus an investigation into the deaths of 19 arizona firefighters revealing new details about what went wrong. first, we begin with that spending showdown on capitol hill in a closed door meeting today, house republicans devising a new plan to keep the lights on in washington and delay obamacare. some senate democrats have come out against this, saying there is no way this bill will even be considered in the senate. but as it stands right now, house members do not appear to be waiverring. chief political correspondent carl cameron keeping his head on his shoulders straight, covering it all for us live on capitol hill. hi, carl. >> the legislative wheels keep turning, but they'r
i'm arthel nevilleful topping the news this hour, senate majority leader harry reid now saying, quote, we are at square one as house lawmakers push ahead with a new bill funding the government through december and calling for a one-year delay of obamacare. and new reaction to a story conversation between president obama and the new president of iran. what it means for a possible deal over iran's nuclear program. plus an investigation into the deaths of 19 arizona firefighters revealing new...
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john, the democratic leadership in the senate, harry reid, jim clyburn, he just invoked the 14th amendment, forget about congress, and raise the nation's debt ceiling. >> the president very clearly said this was up to congress. from everything he said in that news conference, it's clear he does not want to do that, and at least as of now, his public position is he's not going to do that. if the united states government has to shut down, he is going to blame the congress. it is clear he believes he has the high ground here. to ali's point about the bigger consequences, this is a president who at the end of his first term has to think about his second term and about his legacy. clearly, confrontation on his nomination for defense secretary. so if the president has to start wondering about, what is my window to get things done? you can say they're not connected, yet they're all connected. the mood the washington, the spirit in washington, the willingness to get things done in washington, the trust deficit the biggest deficit in washington, between he and republicans. so he thinks the ball is
john, the democratic leadership in the senate, harry reid, jim clyburn, he just invoked the 14th amendment, forget about congress, and raise the nation's debt ceiling. >> the president very clearly said this was up to congress. from everything he said in that news conference, it's clear he does not want to do that, and at least as of now, his public position is he's not going to do that. if the united states government has to shut down, he is going to blame the congress. it is clear he...
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. >>> senate majority leader harry reid is threatening to use the so-called nuclear option to move presidential nominations along in the senate. republicans are warning that the current gridlock is nothing compared to what a post-nuclear congress would look like. brian moore has that story. >> reporter: another week, another partisan showdown on capitol hill. >> what we're doing is saying look, american people, shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he wants? >> reporter: democrats are unhappy that some of president obama's nominations are being held up. >> there's no reason. >> reporter: because they can't get over the 60 vote threshold to stop a filibuster, democrats want to go we asimple majority of 51. that's called the nuclear option and republicans considered it in 2005 when they were in power. >> we went to the brink and pulled back because cooler heads prevailed and we knew it would be a mistake for the long-term future of the senate and the country. >> reporter: both sides hash out their side, no agreement, a vote could come tomorrow. republicans want to delay par
. >>> senate majority leader harry reid is threatening to use the so-called nuclear option to move presidential nominations along in the senate. republicans are warning that the current gridlock is nothing compared to what a post-nuclear congress would look like. brian moore has that story. >> reporter: another week, another partisan showdown on capitol hill. >> what we're doing is saying look, american people, shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he...
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senate majority harry reid and spoker boehner is not talking. that is a difference compared to the fist california shut downs. it is strained and the president said you are either taking the senate bill or i willçó not sig anything else and what spoker boehner did today is a shift in how he led the house. the critics of boehner and boehner is in with the tea party and ready to take on the president whose poll numbers dipped on a government shutdown. he's ready to attack on the bully pulpit. the president has the advantage now and maybe that changes. >> i am curious about the mood. one of our producers said there is a chaplain that showed up in the house rulesÑi committee. that does happen. and usually, according to chad, it only happens when things are getting chippy and representative geomer said democrats for there jawing and how tense is it? >> it is pretty tense and it will only get worse in the next 24 or pur48 hours. if there is a deal it is struck in the last second. the problem is, we are not talking about numbers, but ideology. not j
senate majority harry reid and spoker boehner is not talking. that is a difference compared to the fist california shut downs. it is strained and the president said you are either taking the senate bill or i willçó not sig anything else and what spoker boehner did today is a shift in how he led the house. the critics of boehner and boehner is in with the tea party and ready to take on the president whose poll numbers dipped on a government shutdown. he's ready to attack on the bully pulpit....
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. >> suarez: your leader, senator harry reid, is pushing for a vote in the shat by the fourth of july. while in the house the majority backs a security-only bill. is there enough common ground for the two chambers to even talk to each other to begin a conversation that ends with comprehensive reform of some kind in 2013? >> ray, that may be the big question. my sense is this: and even hearing all that's being said in the house. if we are able to pass legislation in the senate with a significant vote margin -- i hope we're going to get over 660 and i'd love it if we could get near 70 votes. if we can have a significant margin for comprehensive reform then we send that bill to the house with a strong message: this is not a republican bill, it's not a democratic bill, it's a bipartisan bill and an american bill and i think if we send that comprehensive package to the house with a strong vote margin, i think that will send the message and affect how the house acts and will create that space for common ground for comprehensive reform this year. >> suarez: this week's c.b.o. scoring that de
. >> suarez: your leader, senator harry reid, is pushing for a vote in the shat by the fourth of july. while in the house the majority backs a security-only bill. is there enough common ground for the two chambers to even talk to each other to begin a conversation that ends with comprehensive reform of some kind in 2013? >> ray, that may be the big question. my sense is this: and even hearing all that's being said in the house. if we are able to pass legislation in the senate with a...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: before the chaplain leaves the chamber, i want to say something on behalf of all of the senators. the new senators probably don't know him as well as those who have been here more than the beginning of this year, but we have -- we are so fortunate to have this good man leading the senate in our spiritual activities. he leads us in prayer every morning. we have a prayer breakfast every wednesday. and during that period of time that we don't see hirnlings he , he's ow counseling individual people who work here. my wife has been will and ha ila bad accident, and he has been so in tune with her, making sure that we all are aware of how well she's doing. she's had a great recovery. so i, on behalf of the whole senate, extend my appreciation this good man, a man who was born with very little except a very, very good mother, who taught him early on that he had a very, very keen intellect and with his mind he could accomplish a good deal. as far as mammogramry, there is only -- as far a
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: before the chaplain leaves the chamber, i want to say something on behalf of all of the senators. the new senators probably don't know him as well as those who have been here more than the beginning of this year, but we have -- we are so fortunate to have this good man leading the senate in our spiritual activities. he leads us in prayer every morning. we have a prayer breakfast every wednesday. and during that period of...
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harry reid calls it a breath of fresh air. they are not holding their breath on a new, more moderate john boehner that has emerged. >> thank you. we will be bringing you an interview with senator reid and congressman van hollen this evening. we have a break to take. back, theme bankruptcy is the biggest in u.s. history and has big indications for pensions. digitally a company connecting top physicians to patients online. he will telling us how the affordable care act is affecting the development of new technology. ♪ $18 billion bank is the is the largest in history. the filing has big implications for pensions. su keenan is with me. the city cannot raise taxes so pensions have to perform better? >> absolutely. could spell trouble for other cities. bankruptcy decision allowed the city to effectively cut its pensions. the shot across the bow for the rest of the nation is the reality of saving a city, when that is at stake, it means constitutional clauses protecting pension funds may have to yield. the decision is being appeale
harry reid calls it a breath of fresh air. they are not holding their breath on a new, more moderate john boehner that has emerged. >> thank you. we will be bringing you an interview with senator reid and congressman van hollen this evening. we have a break to take. back, theme bankruptcy is the biggest in u.s. history and has big indications for pensions. digitally a company connecting top physicians to patients online. he will telling us how the affordable care act is affecting the...